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I have made many friends there. They helped me learn more about stamps and always traded(交換) stamps with me. And I got some special stamps from them. Now I have more than a thousand stamps. When I look through these beautiful stamps, I feel relaxed and happy. I can enjoy the beautiful designs of stamps. ( ) 36. How long has the writer collected stamps? A. For about one year. B. For about three years. C. For about eight years. D. For about ten years. ( ) 37. What does the writer’ s father often do? A. He often works at home. B. He often trades stamps. C. He often goes to foreign countries. D. He often collects stamps. ( ) 38. How did the writer get his first stamp? A. From the letter his father sent home. B. He bought it. C. His friend gave it to him. D. He picked it up in the street. ( ) 39. What doesn’ t the writer do in the club? A. Make friends. B. Learn a lot about stamps. C. Trade stamps with others. D. Trade model ships. ( ) 40. What is the passage mainly about? A. The writer’s ways of collecting stamps. B. Different people’s hobbies. C. The writer’s experiences of collecting stamps. D. The writer’s ideas of playing cards. 四、詞匯運用( 15分) A)用方框中所給詞或短語的適當(dāng)形式填空。 Different people have different 46 (興趣) and hobbies. Some people like collecting 47 (郵票) or coins. Some like swimming or 48 (航海) . Some like playing basketball or running. But I like taking photos. I have been interested in it since I was in primary school. It brings me lots of 49 (愉悅) and makes me relaxed. 50 (作為) a college student now, I’ m very busy. But I will go out to take photos as long as I’ m free. Last year, I climbed a mountain with my parents. When we stopped to take a 51 (休息) halfway up the mountain, I began to take photos. 52 (突然) , there was a huge explosion(爆炸) . In fact, it was the volcano(火山) that had erupted(噴發(fā)) !I took lots of pictures of the eruption. Then, to keep safe, we went down the mountain. Later, I learnt that I was the only 53 (人) who had taken pictures of the eruption. An editor(主編) of a nature magazine said my pictures were very 54 (有價值的) and bought all of my pictures with a lot of money. Taking photos brought me good luck and 55 (成功) . I decided to be a photographer from then on. 五、語法填空( 10分) 閱讀下面短文,按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求,在空格處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號中 詞語的正確形式填空(每空不多于 2個單詞)。 Sarah was worried because she hadn’t seen her cat, Percy, for two days. 66 Betty said she knew where Percy was. She took Sarah to a tall tree. Then she pointed up at a branch near the top of the tree. Percy was sitting there. 67 Then she asked Betty what she should do. Betty suggested that she should call 911 and ask them for help. Sarah went back to the house in a hurry and phoned the local fire station. She asked them to e and save her cat. 68 Sarah showed them where Percy was. A fireman told Sarah it was difficult to catch the frightened(受驚嚇的) cat. 69 Sarah ret